By Mark Vester
Forget Zab Judah, Oscar De La Hoya or Jose Luis Castillo, according to a recent interview with the Voice of Sport, WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (38-0, 24KOs) says that his critics continue to provide the toughest fight of his career. He feels that no matter what he does in the ring, his critics are never satisfied.
"My hardest fight has been the critics, it's not any opponent. If you notice, it's never good enough, no matter what, no matter who I beat," Mayweather said. "I beat all the best that have fought in my era, but it's never good enough. When will it ever be good enough? Some I knock out, some I dominate. This sport is called boxing. The fighter who can show his versatility will last longer in the sport. I take the least amount of punishment and make the most money. So, it's obvious I am doing something right, and I have the right team."
Mayweather dares his critics to find another fighter who was able to duplicate his accomplishments in the ring in such a short span of time.
"If you look at my credentials, I have had 19 world championships fights and I have faced everybody that has been in my era. I have been world champion since I turned professional. I was in the game as a professional one year and became world champion, and I am world champion to this day," Mayweather said. "There is nobody in the history of boxing that has won six world titles in five different weight classes in eight years and stayed undefeated, it's never been done. It's about showing your versatility, and that is something that I am able to do."
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